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In statistics, several tools are used to interpret the data. Measures of central tendency represent the characteristics of the data, such as mean, median, and mode. Additionally, measures of variance like standard deviation and range are used to find the spread of data from the mean. Relative standing measures the distance between data locations. Commonly used measures of relative standings are percentile, z score, and quartiles.
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In statistical process control, control charts, particularly R charts, are instrumental in monitoring process variations and identifying non-random patterns that run charts might miss. R charts track the variability within process subgroups, which is crucial when standard deviation use is impractical or unknown process variations exist.
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¹Jason Prevelige is president and chair of the board of the American Academy of Physician Associates, based in Alexandria, Va. He also is associate advanced practice provider leader in the ED at Trinity Health of New England's Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., practices in different pediatric specialties for Connecticut Children's at Hartford HealthCare, and is a faculty member in the PA programs at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., and Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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